Twist or bobbin-net lace-making machines

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: TEXTILES; PAPER
Class:: BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
Subclass:: BRAIDING OR MANUFACTURE OF LACE, INCLUDING BOBBIN-NET OR CARBONISED LACE; BRAIDING MACHINES; BRAID; LACE

Filing statistics

IPC D04C 5/00 belongs to the parent subclass D04C, which recorded 6,894 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 402 in 2013 to 693 in 2023 (+72%), peaking at 948 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class D04 are P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) (887 applications), KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION (727 applications) and TORAY INDUSTRIES (692 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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D04C 5/02 Net looms for tulle fabrics
D04C 5/04 Net or lace curtain machines
D04C 5/06 Machines for making twist-lace fabrics
D04C 5/08 Bobbin carriages
D04C 5/1 Bobbin-carriage guides; Drives for swinging bobbin carriages
D04C 5/12 Drives for advancing bobbin carriages
D04C 5/16 Warp thread feeding or guiding devices
D04C 5/22 Delivery devices
D04C 5/24 Driving-gear; Starting or stopping mechanisms
D04C 5/26 Auxiliary devices

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class D04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

P&G (PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY) US 887
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION US 727
TORAY INDUSTRIES JP 692
NIKE US 633
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 537
TORAY INDUSTRIES 528
NIKE INNOVATE US 522
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 479
NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY 439
NINGBO CIXING COMPANY 425